Hi Nautilus, Gosh, you are correct that the success of the OZZy Special Unit Z, was possible, because foldable kayaks were invented, available, (Klepper or Nautriad ?) and they had the good sense to use them.
Attending the Kayak Symposium, before that US paddler (Ed Gillett, paddled 63 days to reach over 2300nm , deep into the Pacific Islands of Hawaii) departed,,,, he gave a talk on his trip preparations, for that extended paddle.
It was extra special to hear his account of the voyage, some 3 months later, at yet, another Kayak Symposium.
One of the many new things that I learned, from listening to his talks, was about, his medical kit .
His sea kayaking doctor, sent him away with prescribed medicines, but with out proper instructions for self prescribing their use.
After some long days at sea, one medication he started taking was the antibiotic Tetracyclyn (sp-?),,, Ed was suffering from salt water sores,,, also known as "spotty body", like our Uniquely Singapore team suffered from too.
Unknown to Ed, (a red head ) he developed Photo Toxic Syndrom,,,, his hands had swollen up so much, he couldn't hardly grip his paddle, anymore.
Another added complication was that he was taking sleeping tablets, inorder to get rest, which also compounded on the anti-biotic medication
problem , side effect, of photo toxic syndrom.
I guess the lesson here is, to not get sunlight exposure, when you are taking prescribed drugs, and going paddling during daylight hours.
There are other things that his sharing of information, enlightened me to,,,, further, forum topics , I suppose .
Happy Paddles ,,, Douglas
